supposedly bpa leaches out (causing adverse health effects over time) of the lexan style nalgene bottles. I got like ten of the things. anybody researched this?
You know, I said it would be smart of them to accept BPA bottles as a deposit at least to new BPA free bottles. Sucks that they don't do something like that. I can't really see buying another Nalgene brand now that I have to replace the ones that I have.I sent an inquiry about this to nalgene and I got a cookie cutter response. I wanted to see if they'd take all the bottles I got in on trade for hdpe ones. They pleasantly denied saying there's no health risk with the bpa bottles I have even though they are immediately stopping production of them.
That was helpful.When my wife was pregnant we did a lot of research into this. We both drink a ton of water and have a water bottle with us pretty regularly. Lots of mixed results, but in the end we decided to get stainless steel bottles (http://www.kleankanteen.com/) for our use. We also made sure to look for those issues/chemicals with the baby bottles we use - ended up using a lot of glass bottles for storage, and BPA free bottles for feeding when our little one wasn't taking it straight from the tap (http://www.newbornfree.com/).
Maybe a little turbo on this, but better safe than sorry I guess.
I wonder if there is any health risks to my awesome habit of drinking out of the same 1 liter Aquafina bottle everyday for two months.
You know bourbon usually comes in highly safe glass bottles already...I only use my nalgene bottles when I am backpacking so I am not worried about it. Actually my new pack has a hydration pocket so the only nalgene I'll carry from here on out will be the one holding bourbon.
I'm more concerned with the booze to weight ratio.You know bourbon usually comes in highly safe glass bottles already...
that's what I'm thinking as well..I have been drinking out of a Nalgene bottle for the least 6 years...time to find an alternative..DMaybe a little turbo on this, but better safe than sorry I guess.
is breastfeeding not an option??It's official. Everything is bad for your health, even in moderation.
We moved to Playtex bottles with the drop in liners. Less good for the environement, which is why we used the Playtex Advanced in the first place. We can't seem to find glass ones anywhere. We can't win.
You need to go carbon fiber...I'm more concerned with the booze to weight ratio.
it's smart if you ask me. with this whole scare, the general public is going to avoid them from now on. why keep producing a product that is just going to be a money-losing endeavor?so....they are saying the bottles are safe but they are not making them anymore...hmmmmm
Estrogen mimics are linked to infertility and cancer in men and women. Another well known artificial estrogen mimic is DDT. Natural estrogen mimics are found in tea tree oil, lavender oil, wheat germ, soy products, and other foods.If the only side effect of BPA consumption is more boobs then this whole thing becomes a non-issue to me.
Mr. Tiles, what's the rubbermaid container made out of?
Scientific American said:BPA was linked to increased breast and prostate cancer occurrences, altered menstrual cycles and diabetes in lab mice that were still developing.
it doesn't make sense to take back all of the bottles they sold. the bpa is only released when the plastic is exposed to high temperatures for longer periods of time iirc. under normal conditions, the bottles pose no real danger to consumers.Our main concern was the effects of bpa and our son considering my wife drank out of a nalgene every day she was pregnant with him (too late for that I guess) and my son also has a nalgene sippy that he's recently outgrown. bpa is shown in some research to cause developmental issues.
Good customer service in this situation, IMO, would be to deal with people on a case-by-case basis instead of doing a total recall. They could take the ten bottles I have in trade against the no-risk hdpe bottles they make - I'd even pay a price difference, say their cost. Since they did nothing, they lost me and my family forever as customers.
Laura, the rubbermaid bottles are soft plastic, I'm assuming hdpe. http://www.containerstore.com/browse/Product.jhtml?CATID=74068&PRODID=74671
Most people probably wash their bottles with warm water or worse - put them in the dishwater. There are concerns with long term low level exposure, but no long term studies. Better to play it safe. There could be synergistic effects in combination with other environmental and genetic risk factors.it doesn't make sense to take back all of the bottles they sold. the bpa is only released when the plastic is exposed to high temperatures for longer periods of time iirc. under normal conditions, the bottles pose no real danger to consumers.
Polycarbonate/#7/PC (the transparent ones).So is it the clear Nalgene bottles, or the old school opaqe ones that are the problem?
i believe the opaque bottles are polyethylene, not polycarbonate.So is it the clear Nalgene bottles, or the old school opaqe ones that are the problem?
we have a couple white nalgenes that are like a softer plastic than the clear or colored lexan/bpa bottles. These white ones are made out of hdpe and are totally safe from what I've read...So is it the clear Nalgene bottles, or the old school opaqe ones that are the problem?
Dweeb.Estrogen mimics are linked to infertility and cancer in men and women. Another well known artificial estrogen mimic is DDT. Natural estrogen mimics are found in tea tree oil, lavender oil, wheat germ, soy products, and other foods.
Fine, bath in DDT fog for fun like those old BW videos show...Dweeb.